The nuns of Juexin, the old thief Ji, and Chen Li, the leader of the Han merchants in Palembang, all sat cross-legged on the futon, carefully looking at the place where they were staying. This is the main hall of a splendid temple outside the capital city of the Three Buddhas. The gilded Buddha statue is placed in the center of the main hall, and it is a tantric Buddha statue, and the Buddha is holding a woman in his arms - the so-called Buddha Mother. Although there are tantras in Japan, there is no such thing as double cultivation in Japanese tantric Buddhism (or there is no such thing as a Japanese monk or nun who does not get married, and there is no need to use the name of double cultivation at all), so it is the first time that Jue Xinni has seen such an explicit Buddha statue.

Except for this Buddha statue holding a woman in his arms, there are no other Buddha statues in the hall. And the light of this hall is a little dim, and there is a little smell of incense lingering in the hall, and there is a faint human voice not far away, but it sounds deliberately suppressed, which makes this hall more quiet and mysterious.

They didn't wait long before they heard the faint sound of footsteps. Two people dressed as monks, a man and a woman, walked in briskly from outside, and then sat cross-legged on the two empty futons opposite Juexin and the others.

Juexin carefully looked at the people who came, and found that the two people were one elder and one younger, the older one was a monk, about forty years old, wearing a red monk's robe, his facial features were all white, the bridge of his nose was high, his eyes were sunken, but the skin color was darker than the ordinary white fan. I don't know if it's because I'm out of the bush or if I'm getting too much sun.

The nun, like Kyaw Shin, had short ears and short hair, which was hidden under a long turban, and her face was covered with a light red veil. The veil was joined by a turban, and fell from the girl's forehead, covering her face. Only a small red mouth was revealed. The corners of her lips turned up slightly, with a delicate smile.

Chen Li, the leader of the Han Merchants in Palembang, smiled and whispered to Juexin and Ji Lao Thief: "This is Master Kuma Zhipolo of the Feitian Temple. The Guru is a high monk from Tianzhu and the first high monk of the Three Buddhas. This is the Guru's daughter. Dharma Polo Empty Walking Mother. Then he introduced the father and daughter to Kuma Zhipolo in Sanskrit: "Guru, Empty Mother, this is the Buddha Mother Juexin from China, she is the Buddha Mother of Her Royal Highness King Ming, and she is very trusted by King Ming. This is Lord Ji Zhiji, who is the envoy of His Royal Highness King Ming. ”

Kuma Zhipolo smiled at Juexin and Ji Lao Thief, but his mouth was fluent in Chinese: "Ji Jue's name, I have heard it a long time ago, but I didn't expect to meet in Zhanbei." Fortunately, I will be honored. ”

I didn't expect this monk from Tianzhu to be able to speak Chinese, Juexin and Ji Lao Thief both smiled and nodded. There is no language barrier, and it is much easier to communicate.

Kuma Zhipolo went on to say, "Enlightened Buddha Mother...... I heard people say that His Royal Highness King Ming created his own Heavenly Taoism, and he is not a believer in the Buddha, how can there be a Buddha mother by his side? ”

Juexin smiled faintly: "King Ming's enlightenment of heaven may not have a relationship with the Buddha's mother, or a relationship with the Buddha." And...... Those of us who preach the Dharma should go and preach the Dharma to the believers. Or should we go and preach the Dharma to the unbelievers? ”

Kuma Chiporo smiled, "It is our mission to teach the Dharma and the non-believers, to spread the Dharma and to propagate the Dharma. It's just that the Mother Buddha is not a guru after all. ”

Tantra emphasizes the guidance of the teacher. Without the guidance of the guru, one cannot attain Buddhahood. This is the exact opposite of the Pure Land Shinshu theory of Enlightenment, which requires only the recitation of Amitabha. However, Kakushin still understands some of the teachings of Shingon (Japanese Tantra). Therefore, I can understand the words of Kuma Chiporo. At that moment, he smiled faintly and said, "King Ming has his own way of heaven. Becoming a Buddha is not what he wants. But King Ming is a friend of my Buddha, and it is difficult to see Tianzhu. Extremely sad, willing to promote the Dharma for my Buddha in Tianzhu. That's why he sent poor nuns to the Three Buddhas to see the Guru. If the Guru has this wish, he can go to Luzon with the poor nuns. ”

"What?" Kuma Zhipolo was stunned for a moment, and a complicated and hesitant expression suddenly appeared on his solemn face, and it took a moment before he recovered as before, "This matter still needs to be discussed with the King of Sharontra, who is a devout Buddhist and himself a Vajra Master. Spreading the Dharma in Tianzhu has also been his wish for many years. ”

Jue Xinni said lightly: "Wish is not equal to ability, and the propagation of the Dharma Tianzhu does not rely on wishes, but by force!" The force of the king of Sharontra may be enough to dominate in Nanfan, but compared with the king of Ming, it is really a firefly insect compared to the sun and the moon in the sky, which is not worth mentioning at all! ”

"Not worth mentioning? I'm afraid it's not that unbearable, right? Kuma Chiporo smiled and shook his head.

Jue Xinni smiled coldly and said, "It's not worth mentioning, it's not worth mentioning." And...... Soon it will not exist! ”

"It doesn't exist!" Hauma Chiporo stood up abruptly, his eyes wide as he looked at Kakushin, "You mean ......?"

Juexin nodded and said with a smile: "Don't say it, don't say it, just wait to hear the news." ”

As soon as she finished speaking, footsteps rang out, and a little novice Fei ran in and whispered a few words in Kumachiporo's ear. Kuma Zhiporo's face changed instantly, but he blurted out Sanskrit: "At this time? What do you want to do these days? ”

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"God is great! Kill the Kafiel! ”

"Long live the Holy War!"

"Jihad warriors are glorious!"

The shouts of Arabic, Persian or Malacca have resounded throughout Palembang at this time, and the scene of the chaos in Quanzhou that day seems to have been staged in Palembang again. Countless white-clad or shirtless natives dressed in black are like a tide, scurrying around, as if they are unstoppable.

The Celestial Sect of Palembang is not all white, but many are short and black Malacca natives, and the appeal of the Celestial Religion, which preaches equality among all members, is self-evident to the Malacca natives, who are deeply oppressed by the Hindu caste hierarchy - Celestial Sect is much simpler and cheaper than Confucianism. As long as you can kowtow, have a Qur'an, and recite "There is no god but the true God, and Muhammad is the prophet of the true God."

Therefore, in the Tianfang Temple in Palembang, you can see dark and short natives praying. But in the Confucian Academy run by Han merchants in Palembang, there is absolutely no aboriginal reading the Four Books and Five Classics. From this point of view, Wen Tianxiang's ability to teach the "Seventy-two Sages of Jinshan" is really a great success of Confucianism.

Compared to most of the Celestial Sect Baifan, who operate in Palembang, these indigenous Celestial Cultists are undoubtedly very radical. Here in Palembang, every time the Celestial Sect made trouble, either clashed with Buddhism, or ransacked the Han merchant settlements - the Celestial Sect merchants and Han merchants in Palembang often clashed - and it was these natives who charged. After all, most of the white merchants are rich and have delicate lives, and they are not willing to take such a risk. And these indigenous Tianfang cultists are all proletarians, so naturally they have nothing to scruple about.

Therefore, whenever the Palembang Tianfang Sect wants to toss things, it basically instigates these natives. And these indigenous Tianfang cultists are also willing to come forward. Anyway, if you die, you can go to heaven, and if you can't die, you can take advantage of the chaos to grab a handful and make a small fortune, why not?

Over time, the indigenous Tianfang cultists here have become a group of thugs who are afraid that the world will not be chaotic, and they will swarm whenever there is any trouble. For example, this time, Pu Shougeng and Ma Shoushan had never thought of unleashing the forces of the local Tianfang Sect in Palembang to make a rebellion. Unexpectedly, however, when the black-clad jihad warriors passed through the indigenous settlements, countless natives shirtless, wearing small hats, and holding clubs or long knives spontaneously joined the unrest. However, these rebellious natives did not follow Bai Fan to the north of the city, but went south to the Han merchant settlement.

It turns out that the Bai Pan of Palembang, whether it is a Tianfang religion, a Buddhism, or a Hindu, they have a tacit understanding: they want to maintain the status of Bai Pan that cannot be violated by the natives. After all, in Malacca, the number of white fans is far less than that of the natives, and if the natives can kill the white fans wantonly, then the rule of the white fans will soon collapse.

Therefore, the natives of the Tianfang Sect either fought with the indigenous Buddhists or went to trouble the Han merchants, and never attacked the noble district north of Palembang.

The Han merchants in Palembang seem to be the most unlucky ethnic group, and whenever there is chaos in Palembang, they will always be looted by the natives. Even if the Han merchants in Palembang were armed, it seemed that they were of little use in front of the natives who were pouring in like a tide and whose lives were not worth much. Most of the time, you can only break the fortune and avoid disasters. Each Han merchant family built a fort-like mansion on the edge of their wharf, which was usually used to stack goods, and it was a place for families to take refuge in case of chaos. As for the shops and houses, let these natives wash them, as long as they keep their vitality, it is not a matter of time before they recover?

But this time, the situation is destined to be different! What awaits them will be the Han merchant armed forces organized by the Heavenly Taoist Sect, equipped with H medicine weapons, and a small number of Ming officers and soldiers. And the fleet that came to conquer Sriwijaya has sailed into the Strait of Malacca!

"Father, those natives didn't come with them, they seem to be looking for trouble with the Han people! It seems that the southern district is also fighting. ”

Pu Shiwen was out of breath at this time and rushed into a splendid temple, which had just been captured by Pu Shougeng and his people, and the monks and nuns guarding here either ran away or were slaughtered. When Pu Shiwen came in, he saw Pu Shou Gengzhen commanding his men to smash several golden Buddha statues.

"That's fine! With them in check, the army of the Heavenly Dao Disciples will not be able to take care of us for the time being! Pu Shougeng looked at the sky in the southwest as if with some fear, bursts of firelight flickered, accompanied by a low roar, I don't know if it was the sound of the explosion of the thunder arrows in the sky, or the two Ming warships on the dock were firing.

Pu Shougeng took a breath and ordered loudly: "Move fast, hurry up, smash all the gold and silver and take it away!" Take all the valuable things to Tianzhu! Let's go to Tianzhu! Hurry up and ......" (to be continued......)